Bangladesh is celebrating after the country witnessed what is claimed to be the first ever separation of conjoined twins in the country.

A team of doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have made history in the country by successfully splitting 10-month old twin girls, named Tofa and Tahura, who were reportedly joined at their spine and rectum.

“We believe this is the 1st time that conjoined twins have been successfully separated in Bangladeshi. The babies are stable and full of life,” says Dr Abdul Hanif, a pediatric surgeon.